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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206 · Akiak, AK · October 15, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 15, 1973
Place
Akiak, AK · AKIAK, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2125FCessna U206
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731015038479A
Case key
187973

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3674  73/10/15   AKIAK,ALAS          CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3728
        TIME - 1040                    N2125F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKIAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKIAK,ALAS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ABORTED,NR 3 VALVE FAILED. HEAVY FROST ON RWY. SLID OFF END.

Aircraft

Registration
N2125F
Reported as
Cessna U206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Akiak

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2125F · 2

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